COURSE:
Early Childhood Education
I
COMPETENCY:
1.00
B2
4%
Understand factors related to personal growth.
OBJECTIVE:
1.01
B2
0%
SUPP
Classify character traits and their influence on
personal growth.
UNIT A
Personal and Professional
Preparation
Essential Question: What part do character traits play in personal growth?
UNPACKED CONTENT
 Character traits are ethical values that enable individuals to form personal standards of
conduct. These six character traits are the foundation of the Character Counts youth ethics
initiative found at http://charactercounts.org:
- Trustworthiness
 Living up to the expectations of others
 Refraining from lies and self-serving behavior
 Practicing honesty, integrity, reliability, and loyalty
- Respect
 Treating others with dignity
 Following the Golden Rule (Do unto others as you would have them do unto
you)
 Showing civility, courtesy, decency, dignity, autonomy, tolerance, and
acceptance
- Responsibility
 Being in charge of one’s choices and one’s life
 Being accountable for what we do and recognizing that our actions matter
 Being accountable, pursuing excellence, and showing self-restraint
- Fairness
 Adhering to a balanced standard of justice disregarding one’s feelings,
inclinations
 Practicing process, impartiality, and equity
- Caring
 Showing genuine concern for the welfare of others
 Consciously causing no more harm than reasonably necessary in performing
duties
 Showing benevolence and altruism
- Citizenship
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Knowing the laws and obeying them
Volunteering and staying informed on issues, giving more than taking
Valuing civic virtues and duties as a contributing member of a community
OBJECTIVE:
UNPACKED CONTENT
 Four major aspects of personal growth are:

Achievement of goals
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Self-satisfaction

Positive relationships

Ability to appreciate
 Each character trait has the potential to influence each of the four aspects of personal
growth.
CHARACTER TRAITS
Trustworthiness
Respect
Responsibility
Fairness
Caring
Citizenship
influence
influences
ASPECTS OF PERSONAL GROWTH
Achievement of goals
Self-satisfaction
Positive relationships
Ability to appreciate
Internship Experience 1.02a
HABITS AND PERSONAL GROWTH
 Observe various adults at your internship site over a period of a week. Make a
list of habits that might contribute to their job satisfaction. After reviewing these
habits, summarize how these habits might impact their personal growth.
 Then make a list of your own habits and summarize how your habits contribute
to your happiness.
1.02. Understand the habits of successful people and strategies for personal
growth.